The Importance of Helping Others

What does it mean to help a friend?

• To ignore them when they need something

• To do something kind or useful for them

• To take their toys away

• To walk away when they are sad

Which of the following is an example of helping your family at home?

• Leaving your dirty clothes on the floor

• Watching TV all day

• Setting the table before dinner

• Making a mess in the kitchen

What is community service?

• Playing games only with your best friend

• Doing helpful things for the people in your neighborhood or town

• Buying things from a store

• Staying home and watching movies

Your friend falls down on the playground and starts to cry. What is the best way to help them?

• Laugh and keep playing

• Run away and ignore them

• Go to them, ask if they are okay, and get a teacher if needed

• Tell everyone what happened

Your little brother cannot reach his favorite book on the shelf. How can you help him using what you know about being a good family member?

• Tell him it is not your problem

• Kindly get the book for him or help him find a way to reach it

• Hide the book somewhere else

• Throw the book on the floor

Your class is doing a community service project to clean up the school garden. Which of these actions shows you are being the most helpful?

• Sitting under a tree and watching others work

• Picking up only one leaf and then stopping

• Working together with your classmates to pull weeds and water the plants

• Pulling out all the flowers because they look like weeds

Your friend forgot their lunch at home and is very hungry. You only have enough food for yourself. What would be the kindest and most thoughtful thing to do?

• Eat all your food quickly so they cannot see it

• Share some of your food with your friend and tell a teacher so more help can be found

• Tell your friend it is their own fault

• Give away all your food even though you will be hungry too

Your neighbor is an elderly person who cannot carry heavy grocery bags. You want to help them, but you are also very small. What is the best plan to make sure they get the help they need?

• Tell them you cannot help because you are too small and walk away

• Try to carry all the bags at once even if it is too heavy and dangerous

• Ask a parent or older family member to come and help carry the bags together

• Take the bags and leave them in the wrong place

Your class wants to help families in your community who do not have enough warm clothes for winter. Think about a plan: what steps would your class need to take to make this project work well?

• Wait for someone else to do it and do nothing

• Collect old warm clothes from classmates, sort them by size, and give them to families who need them

• Buy new clothes with money you do not have

• Talk about it but never actually do anything

Your friend has been feeling very sad for many days and does not want to play. You want to help, but you are not sure what is wrong. What is the most thoughtful and caring plan to support your friend?

• Ignore them because they are no fun when they are sad

• Force them to play even if they do not want to

• Gently ask if they are okay, listen to them, stay by their side, and let a trusted adult know so they can get more help

• Tell all your other friends about their sadness